Puppies & Mom are doing great!

Look at those squishy little faces!

Hi everyone,

Just wanted to give you all an update to let you know that mama Rogue and her puppies continue to do great!  Since we haven't been taking weights on the puppies, I can't say how much weight they've gained, but they already seem so much bigger!  I find myself saying this every time we have a new litter of puppies, but OMG...these puppies are so stinkin' cute!  This litter of puppies has a little more white on them than some of our previous ones did and I think it makes them a little showier - I really like for the beagles to have a fair amount of white.

We still haven't put collars on the puppies yet, but I expect to do that tomorrow as Rogue is finally allowing us to handle the puppies without freaking out (although she still keeps us on a short leash).  Depending on how Rogue does when we put the collars on, I'll try to get individual pictures of all of the puppies so you can all check them out. 

Right now I know who is who amongst the puppies based on little differences in their patterns and coloring.  One male has a little white swoosh going into the black on the back of his head.  Another male (the very last one to be born) is mostly black right now (but will likely have lots of tan when he grows up).  The remaining male has a lot of white all over, but especially across his shoulders.  As for the females, two have white stripes on their foreheads while the other one has a white dot - this is the one who has the most black on her body.  One of the striped females also has a white strip across her back from hip to hip, while the other one has a really neat pattern that looks like circles of black got splotched across her back on a canvas of white.  Now have fun seeing if you can tell who is who in the pictures and video!

For those of you on our waiting list, I will be asking you to make deposits on puppies within a week to confirm your position on the list.  If I haven't spoken with you directly yet to make arrangements for payment, I will do so within the next few days (if I don't hear from you first).  Additionally, if you have questions, concerns, or just want to hear more about the puppies from me directly, feel free to give me a call.  I always enjoy getting to know all of you better, since you're the ones who will be providing homes for my puppies - and knowing you'll be giving my little ones a good home will make it easier for me to eventually let puppies go!  Also, the better I know you, the more it will help me make sure that I match the right puppies to the right families.

Well, it is getting late and I still need to get pictures and video posted.  I've uploaded today's pictures to Picassa and you'll be able to view those pics by clicking on the slide show on the left-hand side of this blog.  The video will not be posted until tomorrow, I think, so that I can get to bed here shortly!  Hope you all enjoy the updates!

Barb

The mostly black boy - isn't he precious?!